UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education

The Graduate School of Education is located in Berkeley Way West in Downtown Berkeley,[4] after previously occupying the east wing of Tolman Hall, located in the northwest area of the UC Berkeley campus.[5] Tolman Hall was deemed seismically unfit and is slated for demolition.[6] The Graduate School of Education shares the Berkeley Way West building with the UC Berkeley School of Public Health and the Department of Psychology.[7]

The Graduate School of Education traces its roots back to 1889, when the Regents of the University of California announced “the intention…to establish a course of instruction in the science and art of teaching.”[8] In subsequent years, the B.A. in Education would be offered by the University of California, Berkeley College of Letters and Science in 1892, followed by the establishment of the Department of Education (which would be included as a unit of the Graduate Division) in 1900. In 1913, UC Regents would establish the School of Education, with educator Alexis F. Lange presiding as the school's first dean.[9]

Tolman Hall, longtime and former home of the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Education

Over the next few decades, Doctoral, Master's, and Credential programs would develop, along with an outgrowth of other notable research initiatives, programs, fellowships, and institutes. Among these programs and institutes, came the establishment of the National Writing Project (NWP), which was founded in 1974 as the Bay Area Writing Project (BAWP).[10]

The school has Master's Degree and Ph.D. programs which are contained within three Areas of Study (with the exception of LEEP, which is a schoolwide program) and grouped by Degree and Credential objectives. All four Credential programs include an M.A. degree.[11] All graduate programs stress the integration of theory with practical application. Researchers and classroom professionals work together to develop solutions to the grand challenges in education that require collaborative efforts across disciplines.[12]

Tuition varies based on program. For California resident graduate students, the fees for the 2017-2018 academic year are $9,315.75 per semester; for nonresidents and international students, $16,866.75 per semester. For students in the Leadership Education and Teacher Education MA-only programs, the California resident fees are $11,827.25; for nonresidents and international students, it is $17,949.75. Fees include student services fees, tuition, campus fee, class pass transit fee, and health insurance fees. Health insurance fees may be waived if resident and nonresident graduate students provide verification that they have comparable health insurance coverage. Fees for the Summer Sessions vary according to the number of units taken and contingent upon resident, nonresident, and international student status. All fees are subject to change.[16]

The U.S. News & World Report ranked UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Education 7th among top schools of education in the United States (3rd among all public institutions) in 2008.[17]

As of 2018, U.S. News & World Report ranked the Graduate School of Education 19th among all schools of education (10th among all public institutions), tied with the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development.[18]

According to the 2018 QS World University Rankings, UC Berkeley placed 8th in the world under the subject category, Education & Training.[19]

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